Location. 39° 47.753′ N, 77° 14.645′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. Marker is at the intersection of DeTrobriand Avenue and Sickles Avenue, on the right when traveling east on DeTrobriand Avenue. Click for map. Located in the Wheatfield at Gettysburg National Military Park. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America.

Also see . . . 1. The Wheatfield. National Park Service virtual tour stop. (Submitted on January 28, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

2. 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry. Service history of the regiment. (Submitted on January 28, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

3. 62nd Pennsylvania Volunteers. Rosters and history of the regiment. (Submitted on January 28, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)

By Craig Swain, November 11, 2008

4. Right Side of Monument

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5. State Coat of Arms on Front of Monument

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6. 62nd Pennsylvania Infantry Position

The monument faces away from the Avenue, toward the Rose Woods and the stone wall on the south edge of the Wheatfield. The left flank marker is on the right of this photo. The 62nd, like much of Switzer's Brigade, were posted on the Stony Hill (in the trees in the center and right background), where the loop runs today, when deployed at around 5:30 p.m. After General Barnes, the division commander, the brigade held a line north of the Wheatfield Road. Then around 6:30 the 62nd along with the rest of the Brigade was sent forward into the Wheatfield to support Caldwell's Division of Second Corps in the later phases of the fighting.

Credits. This page originally submitted on January 28, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,277 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 28, 2009, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.